The father and brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi have been arrested in Tripoli, Libya Tuesday and Wednesday by the Libyan counter-terrorism force Rada. The two are suspected of having ties to ISIS, and intelligence suggested that they were planning an attack on the Libyan capital, per Reuters.

Abedi’s brother, Hashem Abedi was arrested Tuesday in Tripoli, while his father Ramadan Abedi was arrested the next day outside of his home in the Tripoli suburb of Ayn Zara while giving a TV interviews to the media.

Ramadan Abedi told Bloomberg: “I was really shocked when I saw the news, I still don’t believe it.

Hashem, who traveled from London to Tripoli on April 16th, had been in contact with his brother and had allegedly discussed acts of terrorism in the name of the Islamic State.

“We have evidence that he is involved in Daesh (Islamic State) with his brother. We have been following him for more than one month and a half,” Bin Salem said. “He was in contact with his brother and he knew about the attack.” –Reuters

In a statement, the Libyan counterterrorism force said Hashem Abedi admitted to having links with the Islamic State as well as being in the UK when the Manchester attack was planned.

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